One of the original and most trusted cryptocurrency exchanges. They are headquartered in New York. Gemini works with both individual and instuitional investors, so their trading platform is very robust. Among exchanges, they are frontrunners in security and compliance. All USD accounts are insured by the FDIC. Our only gripe is that trading fees are a bit confusing and they favor high volume traders. But their fees are very competitive when compared to other fiat to crypto exchanges.

Based in Malta. They are one of the largest and most popular cryptocurrency exchanges in the world. Binance offers an advanced trading and charting platform. They supports a large and growing number of coins, all of which have high liquidity. Binance is a wonderful trading platform.

Kraken is one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges and one of the few that allow users to deposit fiat money into their account. Most crypto brokers charge high commissions and fees for this service, but Kraken does not. We really like their platform and their choice of coins.

Bitstamp is a well known exchange where you can buy and sell major cryptocurrencies with a checking account or credit card. You can also trade major crypto pairs. It is easy to use and has an advanced trading platform for more experienced traders.

Formely known as GDAX, Coinbase Pro is the trading platform ran by Coinbase. While Coinbase targets regular consumers wanting to buy and hold crypto, Coinbase Pro targets more experienced investors that trade more often. Fees for trading are much lower on Coinbase Pro than on Coinbase.

Beginner friendly and once of the easiest exchanges to buy cryptocurrencies with Us Dollars, Euros, Pounds or Rubles while also offering a good trading platform more more advanced users. We love the clean layout and ease of use. The have a solid security record as well.

LocalBitcoins connects sellers and buyers of Bitcoin together. Rather than buying directly from an exchange like Coinbase, you are buying directly from another person. It is one of the oldest, most trusted and most private crypto platforms. You can pay other for their Bitcoin online or with cash in face to face meetings. It doesn’t get more private than that.